Fairfield County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairfield County'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
14.7%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-38.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -3.6 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.2% | — |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -1.1 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -1.0 pp (-9.9%) |