Springfield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Springfield 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
20.7%
2023
13.0%
Total change
-7.7 pp
% change
-37.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.7% | — |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -1.1 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -3.0 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -7.2 pp (-43.6%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +3.7 pp (39.8%) |