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
12.2%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-29.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +6.8 pp (55.7%) |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -2.7 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -1.4 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -5.8 pp (-38.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -0.5 pp (-5.5%) |