Fort Lauderdale city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Lauderdale 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
14.4%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -2.0 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -0.8 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |