Jefferson city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jefferson 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
19.4%
2023
18.5%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-4.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -4.5 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +2.7 pp (18.1%) |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -3.1 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -0.8 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +4.8 pp (35%) |