Salisbury city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Salisbury 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
11.9%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-10.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +2.6 pp (21.8%) |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -0.6 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +0.9 pp (6.5%) |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +1.1 pp (7.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -5.3 pp (-33.3%) |