Ponce, PR Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ponce, PR 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
48.5%
2023
44.6%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 48.5% | — |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -0.8 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2020 | 47.3% | -0.4 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2021 | 46.2% | -1.1 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2022 | 45.9% | -0.3 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2023 | 44.6% | -1.3 pp (-2.8%) |