Kankakee, IL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kankakee, IL Metro 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
10.9%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-20.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -0.7 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -0.9 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.6 pp (6.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -1.3 pp (-13%) |