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
13.9%
2023
10.2%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-26.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +5.4 pp (38.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -3.5 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -3.7 pp (-23.4%) |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +2.5 pp (20.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -4.4 pp (-30.1%) |