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
3.8%
2023
6.5%
Total change
+2.7 pp
% change
+71.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -0.2 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.1 pp (2.8%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +0.1 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +1.3 pp (34.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +1.4 pp (27.5%) |