Bessemer city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bessemer 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
23.7%
2023
23.9%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+0.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.7% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -2.2 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +0.7 pp (3.3%) |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +3.1 pp (14%) |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +0.4 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -1.8 pp (-7%) |