El Paso city: Poverty Rate Trend
How El Paso 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
10.3%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-54.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -0.4 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -6.4 pp (-64.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +2.2 pp (62.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -1.1 pp (-19%) |