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
15.7%
2023
1.4%
Total change
-14.3 pp
% change
-91.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -3.1 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.4% | — |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -1.1 pp (-45.8%) |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.1 pp (7.7%) |