Decatur town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Decatur town'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
18.1%
2023
28.1%
Total change
+10.0 pp
% change
+55.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +17.5 pp (95.6%) |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -4.0 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +2.3 pp (7.2%) |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -6.0 pp (-17.6%) |