Willacy County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Willacy 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
34.5%
2023
18.7%
Total change
-15.8 pp
% change
-45.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.5% | — |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -8.8 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 23.6% | — |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -4.7 pp (-20.1%) |