Alton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alton city'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
34.5%
2023
26.6%
Total change
-7.9 pp
% change
-22.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.5% | — |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -2.4 pp (-7%) |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -3.8 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -2.3 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +0.7 pp (2.7%) |