Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Grand Junction, CO 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
12.1%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-39.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -1.6 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -2.0 pp (-19%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -0.5 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.7 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |