Chicago city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chicago 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
16.6%
2023
13.0%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-21.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -2.2 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -0.9 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |