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
4.9%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-12.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.7 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.1% | — |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.8 pp (25.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.4 pp (10.3%) |