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
12.1%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-27.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -3.0 pp (-24.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +1.1 pp (14.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |