Cameron County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cameron 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
15.7%
2023
14.3%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-8.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +3.8 pp (24.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.2% | — |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +2.1 pp (9.9%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -9.0 pp (-38.6%) |