Canton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Canton 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
18.7%
2023
26.3%
Total change
+7.6 pp
% change
+40.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +1.1 pp (5.9%) |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +1.4 pp (7.1%) |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +2.8 pp (13.2%) |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +2.3 pp (9.6%) |