Taos town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Taos town'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
18.4%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-32.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +2.6 pp (14.1%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +1.2 pp (5.7%) |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -5.5 pp (-24.8%) |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -4.4 pp (-26%) |