Traverse County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Traverse 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
8.6%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-22.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.2 pp (-14%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +0.1 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +1.9 pp (39.6%) |