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
8.2%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-36.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.5% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.3 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -1.0 pp (-16.1%) |