Bridgeport city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bridgeport 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
24.1%
2023
22.3%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-7.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.1% | — |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -3.6 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -2.9 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +4.3 pp (24.4%) |
| 2022 | 19.4% | -2.5 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +2.9 pp (14.9%) |