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
24.2%
2023
20.6%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-14.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +2.0 pp (8.3%) |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -4.8 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +2.7 pp (12.6%) |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -3.8 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +0.3 pp (1.5%) |