Brownsville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brownsville 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
11.8%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-10.1 pp
% change
-85.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -5.4 pp (-45.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -2.9 pp (-45.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -0.6 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -0.2 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -1.0 pp (-37%) |