Springfield, IL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Springfield, IL 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
8.2%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-24.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -1.0 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -0.5 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -0.3 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -0.6 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.3 pp (-3.5%) |