Mahaska County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mahaska 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
15.0%
2023
16.7%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+11.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.3 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.5% | — |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +3.7 pp (32.2%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +1.5 pp (9.9%) |