Rapid City CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rapid City CDP'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
19.6%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-11.2 pp
% change
-57.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -1.1 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -3.3 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.8 pp (5.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -8.5 pp (-53.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +0.9 pp (12%) |