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
30.7%
2023
25.2%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-17.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.7% | — |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -5.4 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -1.8 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +0.6 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +1.2 pp (5%) |