Arecibo Municipio: Poverty Rate Trend
How Arecibo Municipio'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
8.1%
2023
12.7%
Total change
+4.6 pp
% change
+56.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -2.5 pp (-30.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +5.8 pp (79.5%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |