Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 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
7.1%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-12.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.9 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |