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
4.0%
2023
6.0%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+50%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -0.1 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +2.0 pp (54.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.3 pp (5.3%) |