Mesa County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mesa 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
4.8%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-37.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -2.0 pp (-41.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -0.3 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.6 pp (25%) |