Bridgeport borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bridgeport borough'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
10.5%
2023
16.2%
Total change
+5.7 pp
% change
+54.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +3.7 pp (35.2%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +8.0 pp (56.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -4.5 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -1.7 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |