Salem city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Salem 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
23.1%
2023
9.9%
Total change
-13.2 pp
% change
-57.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.1% | — |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +1.5 pp (6.5%) |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -8.3 pp (-33.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -2.3 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -1.7 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -2.4 pp (-19.5%) |