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
28.3%
2023
15.3%
Total change
-13.0 pp
% change
-45.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -1.6 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -4.5 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -4.3 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -2.0 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -0.6 pp (-3.8%) |