Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area'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
10.1%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-22.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -1.4 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -0.5 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |