McAllen city: Poverty Rate Trend
How McAllen 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
22.3%
2023
17.8%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-20.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.3% | — |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -2.0 pp (-9%) |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -1.0 pp (-5%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -0.6 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -0.7 pp (-3.8%) |