Bristol city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bristol 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
7.8%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-35.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.6 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -0.5 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -1.5 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.5 pp (9.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.7 pp (-12.3%) |