Mount Vernon city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mount Vernon 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
22.1%
2023
23.1%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+4.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +1.7 pp (7.7%) |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +3.1 pp (13%) |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -1.7 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +1.3 pp (5.2%) |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -3.4 pp (-12.8%) |