Shrewsbury city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Shrewsbury 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
6.9%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-42%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.7 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -1.5 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -2.9 pp (-61.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +1.4 pp (77.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.8 pp (25%) |