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
30.7%
2023
25.2%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-17.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.7% | — |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -2.6 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -1.5 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -0.8 pp (-3%) |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -0.4 pp (-1.6%) |