South St. Paul city: Poverty Rate Trend
How South St. Paul 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
8.8%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-43.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.2 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -1.4 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.9 pp (14.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -1.7 pp (-23.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.4 pp (-7.4%) |