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
12.8%
2023
13.7%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -1.4 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +0.7 pp (6.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -2.6 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -2.2 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +6.4 pp (87.7%) |