Birmingham city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Birmingham 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
23.5%
2023
19.4%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-17.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.5% | — |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -3.4 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -1.7 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +1.0 pp (5.4%) |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +0.3 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -0.3 pp (-1.5%) |