South Portland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How South Portland 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
9.2%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-75%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -3.3 pp (-35.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -2.4 pp (-40.7%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -0.6 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -1.0 pp (-34.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.4 pp (21.1%) |