Puerto Rico: Poverty Rate Trend
How Puerto Rico'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
41.2%
2023
38.2%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-7.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41.2% | — |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -0.9 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 39.2% | — |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -0.4 pp (-1%) |
| 2023 | 38.2% | -0.6 pp (-1.5%) |