Des Moines city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Des Moines 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
8.6%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-27.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.2 pp (-14%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -2.4 pp (-32.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +2.4 pp (48%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.8 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -0.4 pp (-6.1%) |