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
16.1%
2023
14.7%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-8.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -1.6 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -0.8 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -1.7 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -0.9 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +3.6 pp (32.4%) |