Decatur city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Decatur 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
20.6%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-11.5 pp
% change
-55.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -4.7 pp (-22.8%) |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -2.6 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -1.6 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -1.2 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -1.4 pp (-13.3%) |