Meridian city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Meridian 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
6.2%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-27.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.0 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -1.0 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.4 pp (9.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |