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
10.5%
2023
11.5%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+9.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.8 pp (7.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.6% | — |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.7 pp (6.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |