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
20.1%
2023
15.4%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-23.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -2.6 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.5% | — |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +5.9 pp (56.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -1.0 pp (-6.1%) |