Independence city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Independence 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
12.0%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-4.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.3 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -0.4 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.7 pp (6.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |