Chester city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chester 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
5.2%
2023
13.6%
Total change
+8.4 pp
% change
+161.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +0.6 pp (11.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +5.8 pp (100%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +1.1 pp (9.5%) |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +2.4 pp (18.9%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -1.5 pp (-9.9%) |