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
26.2%
2023
24.6%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-6.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.2% | — |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +2.1 pp (8%) |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -0.7 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -4.3 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +1.4 pp (6%) |