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
13.7%
2023
19.7%
Total change
+6.0 pp
% change
+43.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +4.7 pp (34.3%) |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +3.6 pp (19.6%) |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -8.9 pp (-40.5%) |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +11.4 pp (87%) |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -4.8 pp (-19.6%) |