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
11.9%
2023
16.9%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+42%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +2.9 pp (24.4%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -3.0 pp (-20%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -2.7 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +7.6 pp (81.7%) |