Harlingen city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Harlingen 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
24.7%
2023
19.9%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-19.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.7% | — |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +0.4 pp (1.6%) |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -3.0 pp (-12%) |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.4 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -1.2 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -1.4 pp (-6.6%) |