Ottawa County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ottawa County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.4%
2023
29.4%
Total change
+23.0 pp
% change
+359.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -2.1 pp (-32.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.1% | — |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +4.4 pp (20.9%) |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +3.9 pp (15.3%) |