Fort Myers Shores CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Myers Shores CDP'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
7.0%
2023
13.0%
Total change
+6.0 pp
% change
+85.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +3.4 pp (48.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +0.3 pp (2.9%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -1.5 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +4.0 pp (44.4%) |