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
2.1%
2023
9.8%
Total change
+7.7 pp
% change
+366.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.3 pp (14.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +1.7 pp (70.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +3.7 pp (90.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +1.1 pp (14.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +0.9 pp (10.1%) |