Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, 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
9.3%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-24.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -1.4 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -0.6 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +0.9 pp (12.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -1.1 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |