St. Louis city: Poverty Rate Trend
How St. Louis 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
19.7%
2023
13.8%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-29.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -3.0 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -1.6 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -1.2 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.4 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -0.5 pp (-3.5%) |