Ocala, FL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ocala, 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
12.9%
2023
10.2%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-20.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -1.5 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -0.7 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -0.8 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +0.5 pp (5.2%) |