Chesapeake city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chesapeake 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
7.8%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-19.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.2 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.8 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.2 pp (3.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.5 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.8 pp (14.5%) |