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
7.4%
2023
14.5%
Total change
+7.1 pp
% change
+95.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +5.8 pp (81.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +1.6 pp (12.4%) |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +2.1 pp (14.5%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -2.1 pp (-12.7%) |