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
8.6%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-6.3 pp
% change
-73.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -4.1 pp (-47.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -0.7 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -0.4 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.6 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.5 pp (-17.9%) |