Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 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
10.2%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-22.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -1.4 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -0.9 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +0.5 pp (6.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.3 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.5%) |