Ridgeland town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ridgeland town'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
15.5%
2023
21.5%
Total change
+6.0 pp
% change
+38.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +5.8 pp (37.4%) |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -0.7 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +3.3 pp (16%) |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -5.8 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +3.4 pp (18.8%) |