Bastrop County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bastrop 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
18.2%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+21.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -2.0 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.5% | — |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +0.9 pp (6.2%) |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +2.8 pp (18.2%) |