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
15.9%
2023
20.5%
Total change
+4.6 pp
% change
+28.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +1.4 pp (8.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -1.5 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +3.0 pp (19%) |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +1.5 pp (8%) |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +0.2 pp (1%) |