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
9.0%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-38.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -2.2 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -1.4 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +1.0 pp (18.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.8 pp (-12.7%) |