Matagorda County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Matagorda 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
16.9%
2023
17.8%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+5.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -1.4 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.8% | — |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +2.9 pp (18.4%) |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -0.9 pp (-4.8%) |