Brazoria County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brazoria 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
5.3%
2023
5.5%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+3.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +2.1 pp (39.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.1% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -2.7 pp (-32.9%) |