Jackson, MS Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jackson, 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
13.7%
2023
12.6%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -1.4 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +0.7 pp (5.9%) |