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
39.7%
2023
29.3%
Total change
-10.4 pp
% change
-26.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.7% | — |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -9.2 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -3.1 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -7.0 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -6.2 pp (-30.4%) |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +15.1 pp (106.3%) |