Hattiesburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hattiesburg 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
26.1%
2023
23.0%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-11.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -2.9 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +1.2 pp (5.2%) |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +0.2 pp (0.8%) |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -1.5 pp (-6.1%) |