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
16.5%
2023
17.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+3.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +0.3 pp (1.8%) |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +3.2 pp (19%) |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -0.3 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -0.9 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -1.7 pp (-9%) |