Kelso city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kelso 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
23.2%
2023
15.1%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-34.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -4.5 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -5.9 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +3.8 pp (29.7%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -2.4 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +0.9 pp (6.3%) |