St. Matthews city: Poverty Rate Trend
How St. Matthews 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
6.9%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-15.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -2.7 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +1.0 pp (23.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.3 pp (5.5%) |