Merced, CA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merced, CA 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
19.9%
2023
15.2%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-23.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -2.7 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -1.8 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +0.9 pp (5.8%) |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -0.8 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -0.3 pp (-1.9%) |