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
11.9%
2023
18.0%
Total change
+6.1 pp
% change
+51.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +2.1 pp (17.6%) |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +0.7 pp (5%) |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +1.4 pp (9.5%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -2.9 pp (-18%) |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +4.8 pp (36.4%) |