Gainesville, FL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gainesville, 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
12.8%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-25.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -1.6 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -0.8 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -0.5 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -0.5 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |