Palmarejo comunidad (Lajas Municipio): Poverty Rate Trend
How Palmarejo comunidad (Lajas Municipio)'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
72.7%
2023
66.5%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-8.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 72.7% | — |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +2.2 pp (3%) |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +1.2 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +1.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +2.1 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -12.8 pp (-16.1%) |