Bessemer City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bessemer City 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
13.8%
2023
13.9%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+0.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -2.7 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +0.3 pp (2.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -3.1 pp (-27.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +5.6 pp (67.5%) |