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
23.0%
2023
18.2%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-20.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -1.5 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +2.0 pp (9.3%) |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -2.9 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +2.5 pp (12.1%) |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -4.9 pp (-21.2%) |