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
18.3%
2023
13.7%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-25.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -3.0 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.8 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -0.2 pp (-1.4%) |