Scottsbluff city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Scottsbluff 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
13.3%
2023
13.8%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+3.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +1.1 pp (8.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -2.0 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -0.7 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.8 pp (6.8%) |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +1.3 pp (10.4%) |