Longview, TX Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Longview, 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
12.9%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-5.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -0.6 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.6 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.3 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +0.3 pp (2.5%) |