Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area'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
15.4%
2023
13.9%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-9.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +1.2 pp (7.8%) |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +0.3 pp (1.8%) |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -0.9 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -0.4 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -1.7 pp (-10.9%) |