Murphysboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Murphysboro 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
12.4%
2023
14.7%
Total change
+2.3 pp
% change
+18.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +3.8 pp (30.6%) |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +1.6 pp (9.9%) |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +1.9 pp (10.7%) |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -1.0 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -4.0 pp (-21.4%) |