Polk County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Polk 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
21.0%
2023
15.3%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-27.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.0% | — |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -1.3 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -2.4 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +1.1 pp (7.7%) |