Cambridge city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cambridge 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
33.6%
2023
25.8%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-23.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.6% | — |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -1.7 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -5.3 pp (-16.6%) |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +0.5 pp (1.9%) |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +1.3 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -2.6 pp (-9.2%) |