East St. Louis city: Poverty Rate Trend
How East St. Louis 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
40.6%
2023
31.1%
Total change
-9.5 pp
% change
-23.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40.6% | — |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -11.1 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -1.3 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -0.9 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +3.0 pp (11%) |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +0.8 pp (2.6%) |