Central Falls city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Central Falls 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
27.5%
2023
17.6%
Total change
-9.9 pp
% change
-36%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.5% | — |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -3.2 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -0.6 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -4.1 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +0.8 pp (4.1%) |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -2.8 pp (-13.7%) |