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
2.7%
2023
1.9%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-29.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.4 pp (-51.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.5% | — |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.4 pp (26.7%) |