Starr County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Starr 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
13.2%
2023
11.1%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-15.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -1.0 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +2.6 pp (22.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -3.1 pp (-21.8%) |