Guayama, PR Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Guayama, 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
52.1%
2023
47.4%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52.1% | — |
| 2019 | 48.4% | -3.7 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +1.6 pp (3.3%) |
| 2022 | 48.4% | -1.6 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -1.0 pp (-2.1%) |