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
15.3%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-11.1 pp
% change
-72.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -13.2 pp (-86.3%) |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.9 pp (-42.9%) |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.2 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +1.9 pp (190%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +1.3 pp (44.8%) |