Steele city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Steele 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
21.4%
2023
32.8%
Total change
+11.4 pp
% change
+53.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.4% | — |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +14.2 pp (66.7%) |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -6.0 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +0.6 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +2.7 pp (9%) |