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
27.4%
2023
29.9%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+9.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.4% | — |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +0.4 pp (1.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 30.4% | — |
| 2022 | 29.0% | -1.4 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +0.9 pp (3.1%) |