Ridgeland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ridgeland 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
7.8%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+25.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -1.1 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -0.4 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.3 pp (6.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.5 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +2.3 pp (41.8%) |