Dallas County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dallas 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
25.7%
2023
24.0%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-6.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.7% | — |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -3.1 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.2% | — |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +3.5 pp (19.2%) |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +2.3 pp (10.6%) |