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
14.2%
2023
9.3%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-34.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -4.5 pp (-31.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -0.8 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -0.9 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -1.3 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +2.6 pp (38.8%) |