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
21.6%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-17.8 pp
% change
-82.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -11.4 pp (-52.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -3.7 pp (-36.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -3.7 pp (-56.9%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +1.0 pp (35.7%) |