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
11.8%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-72.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -1.5 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -3.8 pp (-36.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -1.2 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.3 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -1.8 pp (-36%) |