Boston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Boston 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
24.7%
2023
26.9%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+8.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.7% | — |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -3.0 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +1.3 pp (6%) |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -3.1 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +9.2 pp (46.2%) |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -2.2 pp (-7.6%) |