Port St. Lucie city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Port St. Lucie 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
9.1%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-38.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -2.7 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.2 pp (3.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -1.3 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.4 pp (7.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |