Big Spring city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Big Spring 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
14.6%
2023
12.8%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-12.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +2.3 pp (15.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -2.1 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -1.2 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -0.9 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |