Fort Bend County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Bend 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
13.1%
2023
20.1%
Total change
+7.0 pp
% change
+53.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +12.3 pp (93.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.0% | — |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +2.0 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -1.9 pp (-8.6%) |