Okeechobee city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Okeechobee 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
16.9%
2023
16.6%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-1.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -2.8 pp (-16.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +0.9 pp (6.4%) |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +5.2 pp (34.7%) |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -3.1 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -0.5 pp (-2.9%) |