Tom Green County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tom Green 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
5.0%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-50%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.8 pp (-16%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.1% | — |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +0.2 pp (9.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.2 pp (8.7%) |