Belfast city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Belfast 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
11.1%
2023
10.5%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-5.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -3.4 pp (-30.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -1.4 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +5.9 pp (93.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -1.8 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +0.1 pp (1%) |