Chester CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chester CDP'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
7.3%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+40.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.0 pp (-38.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.1 pp (3.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +2.8 pp (84.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.2 pp (3.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +1.0 pp (15.9%) |