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
5.6%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-33.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +6.2 pp (110.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -1.0 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -3.7 pp (-34.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -3.9 pp (-54.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.5 pp (15.6%) |