Laredo, TX Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Laredo, TX 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
27.7%
2023
18.4%
Total change
-9.3 pp
% change
-33.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.7% | — |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -3.8 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -1.7 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2021 | 20.3% | -1.9 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -1.2 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -0.7 pp (-3.7%) |