Galesburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Galesburg 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
28.5%
2023
15.5%
Total change
-13.0 pp
% change
-45.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.5% | — |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -8.3 pp (-29.1%) |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +4.8 pp (23.8%) |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +2.3 pp (9.2%) |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -10.1 pp (-37%) |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -1.7 pp (-9.9%) |