The Plains CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How The Plains 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
20.1%
2023
12.6%
Total change
-7.5 pp
% change
-37.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.1% | — |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +10.9 pp (54.2%) |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -4.3 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -5.5 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -5.2 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -3.4 pp (-21.3%) |