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
3.5%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+97.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.5 pp (14.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +1.2 pp (30%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +2.7 pp (51.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.6 pp (-8%) |