Abilene city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Abilene city'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
6.9%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-2.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -2.0 pp (-29%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.5 pp (10.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +1.5 pp (28.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |