Las Cruces city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Las Cruces 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
17.9%
2023
17.1%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-4.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +1.0 pp (5.6%) |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -1.2 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +1.0 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -1.4 pp (-7.6%) |