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
17.5%
2023
18.3%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+4.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +1.5 pp (8.6%) |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +0.7 pp (3.7%) |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -1.0 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |