Jefferson City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jefferson City 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
15.2%
2023
16.4%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+7.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +2.7 pp (17.8%) |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +2.6 pp (14.5%) |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -5.0 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.5 pp (3.2%) |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +0.4 pp (2.5%) |