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
11.4%
2023
12.6%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+10.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -2.3 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +2.8 pp (30.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -0.5 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +1.0 pp (8.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |