Shelby city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Shelby 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
10.5%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-8.5 pp
% change
-81%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -5.5 pp (-52.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -1.3 pp (-26%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -1.1 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.6 pp (-100%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +2.0 pp (0%) |