Blythe city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Blythe 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
24.5%
2023
15.4%
Total change
-9.1 pp
% change
-37.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.5% | — |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -3.1 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -2.3 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -1.5 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.6 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -2.8 pp (-15.4%) |