Fort Myers city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Myers 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
15.0%
2023
12.3%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-18%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -2.7 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -0.8 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.4 pp (3.5%) |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +0.3 pp (2.5%) |