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
17.5%
2023
17.9%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+2.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -0.3 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.2% | — |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -0.7 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +2.4 pp (15.5%) |