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
17.7%
2023
13.3%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-24.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -0.5 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -1.8 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -1.1 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -0.9 pp (-6.3%) |