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
9.1%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-19.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +1.3 pp (14.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -3.5 pp (-31%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -0.5 pp (-6.4%) |