Lajas zona urbana: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lajas zona urbana'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
53.5%
2023
46.7%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-12.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.5% | — |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +8.6 pp (16.1%) |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -0.3 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -4.8 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2022 | 45.2% | -11.8 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +1.5 pp (3.3%) |