Emporia, KS Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Emporia, KS Micro 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
12.1%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-30.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -4.2 pp (-34.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -1.1 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -0.4 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +2.1 pp (32.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |