Iowa town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Iowa town'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
16.5%
2023
8.5%
Total change
-8.0 pp
% change
-48.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +4.8 pp (29.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -5.6 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -6.1 pp (-38.9%) |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +0.1 pp (1%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -1.2 pp (-12.4%) |