Panama town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Panama town'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
27.4%
2023
20.5%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-25.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.4% | — |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -1.6 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -7.9 pp (-30.6%) |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +0.9 pp (5%) |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.8 pp (4.3%) |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +0.9 pp (4.6%) |