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
12.2%
2023
20.3%
Total change
+8.1 pp
% change
+66.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +4.0 pp (32.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 22.0% | — |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +5.1 pp (23.2%) |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -6.8 pp (-25.1%) |