Metropolis city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Metropolis 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
23.6%
2023
8.5%
Total change
-15.1 pp
% change
-64%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.6% | — |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -1.8 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -4.7 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -7.3 pp (-42.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -3.1 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +1.8 pp (26.9%) |