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
48.9%
2023
33.1%
Total change
-15.8 pp
% change
-32.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 48.9% | — |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +1.0 pp (2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 38.2% | — |
| 2022 | 37.5% | -0.7 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2023 | 33.1% | -4.4 pp (-11.7%) |