Black Hawk County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Black Hawk County'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
30.3%
2023
26.3%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-13.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.3% | — |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -4.5 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24.9% | — |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +0.4 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +1.0 pp (4%) |