Van Buren County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Van Buren 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
42.1%
2023
17.9%
Total change
-24.2 pp
% change
-57.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.1% | — |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -6.3 pp (-15%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 43.8% | — |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -26.3 pp (-60%) |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +0.4 pp (2.3%) |