Rice city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rice 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
6.2%
2023
0.9%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-85.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -2.4 pp (-39.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -1.0 pp (-27%) |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -1.4 pp (-51.9%) |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.4 pp (-30.8%) |