Union County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Union 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
15.7%
2023
15.6%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-0.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -0.8 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.4% | — |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -0.4 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +0.6 pp (4%) |