Springfield town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Springfield 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
23.5%
2023
16.4%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-30.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.5% | — |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +0.4 pp (1.7%) |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -3.4 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -6.9 pp (-33.7%) |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +0.8 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +2.0 pp (13.9%) |