Smithfield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Smithfield 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
2.2%
2023
2.9%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+31.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +3.0 pp (136.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -0.5 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +1.9 pp (40.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.3 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -3.4 pp (-54%) |