Nueces County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Nueces 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
12.5%
2023
13.3%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+6.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.3 pp (2.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.2% | — |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |