Hidalgo County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hidalgo 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
35.5%
2023
34.6%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-2.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.5% | — |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -4.3 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 30.1% | — |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +5.1 pp (16.9%) |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -0.6 pp (-1.7%) |