Bennington, VT Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bennington, VT Micro Area'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
9.3%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-28%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -2.4 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -0.3 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -0.2 pp (-3%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.4 pp (6.3%) |