Poplar Bluff city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Poplar Bluff 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
18.6%
2023
18.4%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-1.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +8.0 pp (43%) |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -7.9 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +1.9 pp (10.2%) |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +0.2 pp (1%) |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -2.4 pp (-11.5%) |