Dallas city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dallas 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
14.0%
2023
11.8%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-15.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +0.4 pp (2.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -4.7 pp (-32.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +3.0 pp (30.9%) |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +5.4 pp (42.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -6.3 pp (-34.8%) |