Madison, WI Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Madison, WI 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
5.9%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-20.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.3 pp (-22%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.3 pp (6.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.1 pp (-2.1%) |