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
27.2%
2023
23.5%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-13.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.2% | — |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -6.6 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.7% | — |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -2.0 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +9.8 pp (71.5%) |