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
7.7%
2023
8.5%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+10.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.1 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -1.2 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +1.7 pp (31.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +1.1 pp (15.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.3 pp (3.7%) |