Houston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Houston 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
7.6%
2023
12.0%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+57.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -1.2 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +0.8 pp (12.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +5.5 pp (76.4%) |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +1.4 pp (11%) |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -2.1 pp (-14.9%) |