Huntsville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Huntsville 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
28.1%
2023
17.0%
Total change
-11.1 pp
% change
-39.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -4.5 pp (-16%) |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -3.4 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -2.7 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +1.2 pp (6.9%) |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -1.7 pp (-9.1%) |