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
14.5%
2023
15.5%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+6.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +0.4 pp (2.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.9% | — |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +1.1 pp (8.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +1.5 pp (10.7%) |