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
18.2%
2023
27.2%
Total change
+9.0 pp
% change
+49.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -2.0 pp (-11%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.6% | — |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +3.2 pp (19.3%) |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +7.4 pp (37.4%) |