Telford borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Telford borough'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
5.5%
2023
1.6%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-70.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +3.1 pp (56.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -1.0 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -1.7 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -4.4 pp (-73.3%) |