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
18.5%
2023
19.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+3.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -0.7 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +0.3 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +1.2 pp (6.6%) |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -2.3 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +2.1 pp (12.4%) |