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
2.0%
2023
2.7%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+35%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.1 pp (-5%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.1 pp (5.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.8 pp (40%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp (10.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -0.4 pp (-12.9%) |