Wichita city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wichita 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
12.6%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-11.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.3 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -0.4 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -0.2 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +0.5 pp (4.7%) |