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
23.0%
2023
15.0%
Total change
-8.0 pp
% change
-34.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -2.4 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -5.6 pp (-27.2%) |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +0.5 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -0.4 pp (-2.6%) |