Smith Center city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Smith Center 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
9.4%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-30.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.5 pp (16%) |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -1.2 pp (-11%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -2.6 pp (-26.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.6 pp (-8.5%) |