Cedar Rapids city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cedar Rapids 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
8.0%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-11.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.1 pp (13.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -1.7 pp (-18.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |