El Paso County: Poverty Rate Trend
How El Paso 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
9.3%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-76.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -0.8 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.0% | — |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp (5%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.1 pp (4.8%) |