Port Arthur city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Port Arthur 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
26.7%
2023
27.2%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+1.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.7% | — |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -3.0 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -0.4 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +1.2 pp (5.2%) |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +2.7 pp (11%) |