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
23.3%
2023
9.0%
Total change
-14.3 pp
% change
-61.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.3% | — |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -1.1 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -3.1 pp (-14%) |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -4.1 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -3.0 pp (-20%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -3.0 pp (-25%) |