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
15.0%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-25.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.6 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -0.7 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -1.0 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.6 pp (-5.1%) |