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
35.7%
2023
19.0%
Total change
-16.7 pp
% change
-46.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.7% | — |
| 2019 | 33.8% | -1.9 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +12.0 pp (35.5%) |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -10.4 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2022 | 26.4% | -9.0 pp (-25.4%) |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -7.4 pp (-28%) |