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
5.7%
2023
6.4%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+12.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +4.6 pp (80.7%) |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -10.3 pp (-100%) |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +5.3 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +1.1 pp (20.8%) |