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
14.8%
2023
11.3%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-23.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.1 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -5.1 pp (-46.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +5.5 pp (94.8%) |