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
18.4%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-11.2 pp
% change
-60.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -4.8 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.4% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -3.2 pp (-30.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |