Vega Baja Municipio: Poverty Rate Trend
How Vega Baja Municipio'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
38.9%
2023
38.1%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-2.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.9% | — |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +0.7 pp (1.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 38.0% | — |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +0.2 pp (0.5%) |
| 2023 | 38.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.3%) |