Merced city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merced 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
26.0%
2023
18.6%
Total change
-7.4 pp
% change
-28.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.0% | — |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -2.5 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -2.9 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.3 pp (1.5%) |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -1.2 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -1.1 pp (-5.6%) |