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
23.4%
2023
28.8%
Total change
+5.4 pp
% change
+23.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.4% | — |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -2.7 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +7.6 pp (36.7%) |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2022 | 32.8% | +4.8 pp (17.1%) |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -4.0 pp (-12.2%) |