Galveston County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Galveston 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
3.8%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-36.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -0.1 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.1 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -0.1 pp (-4%) |