Sangamon County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sangamon 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
11.0%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-24.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -0.9 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.7 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.7%) |