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
5.4%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-20.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -3.6 pp (-66.7%) |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -0.3 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +2.0 pp (133.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +1.4 pp (40%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.6 pp (-12.2%) |