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
3.0%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-6.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.5 pp (16.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -4.9 pp (-63.6%) |