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
16.2%
2023
10.9%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-32.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -2.4 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -1.3 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -1.3 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +0.6 pp (5.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -0.9 pp (-7.6%) |