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
8.6%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-68.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +3.3 pp (38.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -1.4 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -3.9 pp (-59.1%) |