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
27.4%
2023
21.0%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-23.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.4% | — |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -1.8 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 23.1% | — |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -0.6 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -1.5 pp (-6.7%) |