Sikeston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sikeston 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
16.4%
2023
12.3%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-25%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.4% | — |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +4.3 pp (26.2%) |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -2.0 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -1.0 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -1.2 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -4.2 pp (-25.5%) |