Dakota County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dakota 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
15.9%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-44%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -3.2 pp (-20.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.2% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.7 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.4 pp (18.7%) |