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
11.4%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-9.0 pp
% change
-78.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -5.3 pp (-46.5%) |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -3.2 pp (-52.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +2.0 pp (69%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.7 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -1.8 pp (-42.9%) |