Odessa, TX Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Odessa, 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
9.5%
2023
12.0%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+26.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -0.2 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +0.9 pp (9.7%) |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +1.2 pp (11.8%) |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +1.6 pp (14%) |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -1.0 pp (-7.7%) |