Tupelo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tupelo 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
17.7%
2023
9.3%
Total change
-8.4 pp
% change
-47.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -4.2 pp (-23.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -1.7 pp (-12.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -1.6 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -0.6 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -0.3 pp (-3.1%) |