Omaha city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Omaha 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
14.9%
2023
9.0%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-39.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +6.2 pp (41.6%) |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -2.0 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -4.0 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -4.3 pp (-28.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -1.8 pp (-16.7%) |