Helena city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Helena 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
9.5%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-55.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +0.4 pp (4.2%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -1.6 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.5 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -0.4 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -2.2 pp (-34.4%) |