Amarillo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Amarillo 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
12.9%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-9.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -0.9 pp (-7%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.5 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |