Harris County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Harris 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
7.6%
2023
13.0%
Total change
+5.4 pp
% change
+71.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.6 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -1.3 pp (-9.1%) |