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
17.5%
2023
12.0%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-31.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -3.3 pp (-18.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -1.4 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -0.5 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.6 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.3 pp (2.6%) |