Ames city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ames city'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
37.3%
2023
26.2%
Total change
-11.1 pp
% change
-29.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37.3% | — |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -2.1 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -5.3 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +4.4 pp (14.7%) |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +9.4 pp (27.4%) |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -17.5 pp (-40%) |