Salem, OR Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Salem, OR 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
10.9%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-16.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -1.3 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -0.7 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.4 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |