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
19.1%
2023
12.9%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-32.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -2.8 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -0.7 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.4 pp (2.6%) |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -1.0 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -2.1 pp (-14%) |