Madison city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Madison 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
5.3%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-54.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -1.2 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -0.1 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -0.6 pp (-15%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -0.5 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -0.5 pp (-17.2%) |