Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kansas City, 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
8.1%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-16%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.7 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -0.5 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |