Steele County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Steele 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
7.6%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-43.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -2.1 pp (-27.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.1 pp (-2.3%) |