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
26.6%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-17.5 pp
% change
-65.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.6% | — |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -3.1 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -4.3 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -0.4 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -4.9 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -4.8 pp (-34.5%) |