Akron city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Akron city'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
7.2%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +3.0 pp (41.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -1.9 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -1.7 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.5 pp (7.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -1.5 pp (-21.1%) |