Palm Beach County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Palm Beach 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
9.5%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-21.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.1 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |