South Boston town: Poverty Rate Trend
How South Boston town'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
21.7%
2023
21.4%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-1.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -9.8 pp (-45.2%) |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +1.8 pp (15.1%) |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +3.3 pp (24.1%) |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -1.2 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +5.6 pp (35.4%) |