Starkville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Starkville 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
16.8%
2023
18.5%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+10.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +1.4 pp (8.3%) |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +1.0 pp (5.5%) |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -2.3 pp (-12%) |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +2.0 pp (11.8%) |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -0.4 pp (-2.1%) |