Pocatello, ID Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pocatello, ID 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
12.0%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-36.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -1.1 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -1.6 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -1.5 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.2 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.4 pp (-5%) |