Arecibo, PR Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Arecibo, PR Metro Area'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
44.9%
2023
37.9%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-15.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 44.9% | — |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -0.6 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2020 | 43.2% | -1.1 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -0.7 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -2.0 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 37.9% | -2.6 pp (-6.4%) |