Ashland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ashland 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
7.1%
2023
11.9%
Total change
+4.8 pp
% change
+67.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +8.0 pp (112.7%) |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +2.4 pp (15.9%) |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -0.6 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -5.1 pp (-30%) |