Austin County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Austin County'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
15.0%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-9.1 pp
% change
-60.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -10.1 pp (-67.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.8% | — |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.9 pp (-39.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +3.0 pp (103.4%) |