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
1.6%
2023
13.5%
Total change
+11.9 pp
% change
+743.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +1.6 pp (100%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.2% | — |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +1.6 pp (15.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +1.7 pp (14.4%) |