Prairie County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Prairie 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
20.4%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-42.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -4.7 pp (-23%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.1% | — |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +0.3 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.7 pp (-5.6%) |