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
26.6%
2023
27.4%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.6% | — |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -5.3 pp (-19.9%) |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +3.4 pp (16%) |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +0.3 pp (1.2%) |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +1.4 pp (5.6%) |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +1.0 pp (3.8%) |