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
7.2%
2023
35.0%
Total change
+27.8 pp
% change
+386.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -7.2 pp (-100%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 42.0% | — |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +2.8 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -9.8 pp (-21.9%) |