Bedford city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bedford 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
7.5%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-41.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.3 pp (-4%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -3.3 pp (-45.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +1.0 pp (25.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -1.6 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +1.1 pp (33.3%) |