Joplin city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Joplin 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
13.1%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-10.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +0.9 pp (6.9%) |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -1.4 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -0.5 pp (-4%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.3 pp (-2.5%) |