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
27.2%
2023
23.6%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-13.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.2% | — |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -0.7 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -0.4 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -2.0 pp (-7.8%) |