Pharr city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pharr 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
26.6%
2023
27.8%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+4.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.6% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +0.7 pp (2.6%) |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +0.5 pp (1.8%) |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +2.7 pp (9.7%) |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -1.6 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -1.1 pp (-3.8%) |