Tuscaloosa city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tuscaloosa 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
14.3%
2023
15.2%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+6.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +1.0 pp (7%) |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -0.2 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |