Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Joplin, MO-KS 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
11.3%
2023
10.9%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-3.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.3 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.3 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -1.0 pp (-8.4%) |