Refugio County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Refugio 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
14.4%
2023
15.8%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+9.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -1.6 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.9% | — |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +3.4 pp (28.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +0.5 pp (3.3%) |