12020: Poverty Rate Trend
How 12020'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
5.2%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -1.7 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +7.5 pp (214.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -7.5 pp (-68.2%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.2 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.4 pp (12.1%) |