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
20.2%
2023
14.9%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-26.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -0.6 pp (-3%) |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -1.3 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -1.5 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -1.9 pp (-11.3%) |