Brewster County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brewster 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
17.4%
2023
10.3%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-40.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -4.5 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.1% | — |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -0.4 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -3.4 pp (-24.8%) |