Travis County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Travis 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
17.6%
2023
12.4%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-29.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +1.3 pp (7.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.2% | — |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -2.2 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -0.6 pp (-4.6%) |