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
8.2%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+9.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +1.3 pp (15.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.7 pp (9%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.5 pp (5.9%) |