Kearney, NE Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kearney, NE 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
8.4%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-26.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.4 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -0.5 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.3 pp (4.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.3 pp (4.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -0.9 pp (-12.7%) |