Kansas City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kansas City 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
12.7%
2023
10.2%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-19.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -1.0 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -0.8 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |