Zapata County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Zapata 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
36.0%
2023
35.2%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-2.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.0% | — |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +1.8 pp (5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 34.7% | — |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -0.5 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +1.0 pp (2.9%) |