Wadena County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wadena 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
10.0%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-11%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.6 pp (-16%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -1.2 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.0 pp (12.7%) |