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
10.5%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-16.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -0.9 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +0.3 pp (3.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -2.3 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +1.2 pp (15.8%) |