Brighton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brighton 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
31.3%
2023
27.6%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-11.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.3% | — |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -5.3 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -2.4 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +2.7 pp (11.4%) |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +0.4 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 27.6% | +0.9 pp (3.4%) |