Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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
10.3%
2023
8.5%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-17.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -0.9 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -0.4 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |