Selma city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Selma 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
30.9%
2023
25.7%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-16.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.9% | — |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -1.6 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -0.3 pp (-1%) |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -6.5 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +2.6 pp (11.6%) |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +0.6 pp (2.4%) |