Emporia city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Emporia 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
15.6%
2023
11.0%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-29.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -6.1 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -1.2 pp (-12.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -0.9 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +3.3 pp (44.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.3 pp (2.8%) |