Sterling, CO Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sterling, CO 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
10.5%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-13.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -4.2 pp (-40%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.6 pp (9.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +1.0 pp (14.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +0.9 pp (11%) |