Mesa city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mesa 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
12.0%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-38.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -0.9 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -1.1 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -1.2 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.8 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.6 pp (-7.5%) |