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
6.9%
2023
10.0%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+44.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +8.8 pp (127.5%) |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -2.6 pp (-16.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -1.3 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -1.6 pp (-13.8%) |