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
9.5%
2023
15.8%
Total change
+6.3 pp
% change
+66.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -3.4 pp (-35.8%) |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +4.0 pp (65.6%) |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +5.5 pp (54.5%) |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +3.7 pp (23.7%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -3.5 pp (-18.1%) |