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
12.6%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-15.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -1.6 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.6% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +2.2 pp (26.2%) |