Honolulu County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Honolulu 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
8.9%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-20.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -2.5 pp (-28.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.0% | — |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +1.0 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +1.1 pp (18.3%) |