Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 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
12.5%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-21.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -1.3 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.6 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.4 pp (-3.9%) |