Mercer County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mercer 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
11.3%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-36.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -1.6 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -0.6 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.4 pp (5.9%) |