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
24.7%
2023
19.0%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-23.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.7% | — |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -2.6 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -2.2 pp (-10%) |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +0.2 pp (1%) |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -0.6 pp (-3%) |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -0.5 pp (-2.6%) |