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
16.3%
2023
17.6%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.7 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.1% | — |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +3.3 pp (23.1%) |