Fairfield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairfield 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
8.2%
2023
9.8%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+19.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +0.6 pp (7.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -2.5 pp (-28.4%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +2.0 pp (31.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +1.6 pp (19.5%) |