Rockford city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rockford 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
17.8%
2023
16.7%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-6.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.8% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -0.5 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +0.3 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -0.5 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -0.4 pp (-2.3%) |