Ulster County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ulster 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
17.3%
2023
20.5%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+18.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.3% | — |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +3.5 pp (20.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.8% | — |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +3.9 pp (20.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -2.2 pp (-9.7%) |