Cleveland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cleveland 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
14.2%
2023
21.1%
Total change
+6.9 pp
% change
+48.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +2.3 pp (16.2%) |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +3.0 pp (18.2%) |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +3.6 pp (18.5%) |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +6.8 pp (29.4%) |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -8.8 pp (-29.4%) |