Rapid City, SD Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rapid City, SD 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
9.2%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-30.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.4 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -0.4 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -0.3 pp (-4.5%) |