Rapid City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rapid 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
11.8%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-33.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -1.6 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -0.2 pp (-2%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -1.1 pp (-11%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.6 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.5 pp (-6%) |