Tucson city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tucson 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
17.7%
2023
13.4%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-24.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -1.2 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -1.0 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -1.0 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -0.5 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -0.6 pp (-4.3%) |