Bolivar city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bolivar 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
19.8%
2023
15.0%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-24.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -2.9 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +2.3 pp (13.6%) |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -2.3 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -2.4 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.5 pp (3.4%) |