Fort Pierce city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Pierce 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
28.9%
2023
20.5%
Total change
-8.4 pp
% change
-29.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.9% | — |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -6.3 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -0.4 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +1.0 pp (4.5%) |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +0.3 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -3.0 pp (-12.8%) |