Sterling, IL Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sterling, IL 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
7.7%
2023
8.3%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+7.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.4 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -0.5 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +2.2 pp (32.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.7 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |