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
18.9%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-17.9 pp
% change
-94.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -7.9 pp (-41.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -3.5 pp (-31.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +2.5 pp (33.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -7.0 pp (-70%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -2.0 pp (-66.7%) |