Rocky Ford city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rocky Ford 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
19.6%
2023
22.5%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+14.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +7.8 pp (39.8%) |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +1.3 pp (4.7%) |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -7.7 pp (-26.8%) |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +9.1 pp (43.3%) |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -7.6 pp (-25.2%) |