Rock Rapids city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rock Rapids 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
4.6%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-37%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -2.3 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.4 pp (-60.9%) |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.9 pp (-100%) |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.7 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +2.2 pp (314.3%) |