Sheffield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sheffield 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
8.5%
2023
12.6%
Total change
+4.1 pp
% change
+48.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -2.5 pp (-29.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +1.4 pp (23.3%) |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +2.8 pp (37.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.5 pp (4.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +1.9 pp (17.8%) |