Memphis city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Memphis 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
21.7%
2023
11.1%
Total change
-10.6 pp
% change
-48.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.7% | — |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.7 pp (3.2%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -9.8 pp (-43.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -1.0 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +2.0 pp (17.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -2.5 pp (-18.4%) |