St. Lucie County: Poverty Rate Trend
How St. Lucie 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
12.2%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-36.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -3.1 pp (-25.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.6 pp (7.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.7 pp (-8.2%) |