Pueblo, CO Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pueblo, CO 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
14.9%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-22.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -1.0 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -0.9 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -1.0 pp (-7.9%) |