Ferguson city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ferguson 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
20.3%
2023
21.1%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+3.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +0.4 pp (2%) |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +0.7 pp (3.4%) |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +3.4 pp (15.9%) |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -6.8 pp (-27.4%) |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +3.1 pp (17.2%) |