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
45.2%
2023
23.5%
Total change
-21.7 pp
% change
-48%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.2% | — |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -7.1 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -1.4 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -8.2 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -7.9 pp (-27.7%) |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +2.9 pp (14.1%) |