Parsons city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Parsons 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
24.4%
2023
18.9%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-22.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -7.9 pp (-32.4%) |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -2.4 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -1.7 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +6.6 pp (53.7%) |