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
9.5%
2023
8.5%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-10.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.7 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.3 pp (3.7%) |