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
5.5%
2023
5.6%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+1.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +1.4 pp (25.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -0.3 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -0.8 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +2.3 pp (39.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -2.5 pp (-30.9%) |