Denver County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Denver 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
17.9%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-9.9 pp
% change
-55.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -4.1 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -3.6 pp (-31.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |