Sterling County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sterling 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
9.9%
2023
1.2%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-87.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -8.2 pp (-82.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.3% | — |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -2.4 pp (-72.7%) |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.3 pp (33.3%) |