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
17.5%
2023
25.0%
Total change
+7.5 pp
% change
+42.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +0.4 pp (2.3%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -1.2 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +4.4 pp (26.3%) |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +3.1 pp (14.7%) |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +0.8 pp (3.3%) |