Wapello County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wapello 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
13.4%
2023
12.6%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.7 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.2% | — |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +1.9 pp (15.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -1.5 pp (-10.6%) |