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
16.2%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-10.3 pp
% change
-63.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -5.8 pp (-35.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +1.9 pp (18.3%) |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -2.8 pp (-22.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -4.2 pp (-44.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.6 pp (11.3%) |