Rio Grande City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rio Grande City 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
25.6%
2023
30.5%
Total change
+4.9 pp
% change
+19.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.6% | — |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +1.6 pp (6.2%) |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -3.6 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +3.2 pp (13.6%) |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +1.1 pp (4.1%) |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +2.6 pp (9.3%) |