Porter County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Porter 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
8.3%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-13.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.0 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.9 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |