Gadsden city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gadsden 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
22.4%
2023
21.5%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.4% | — |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +0.3 pp (1.3%) |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -1.1 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -1.8 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +1.7 pp (8.6%) |