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
12.7%
2023
16.7%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+31.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +3.5 pp (27.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.7% | — |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.7 pp (4.2%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -0.7 pp (-4%) |