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
20.7%
2023
15.8%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-23.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -6.9 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -5.3 pp (-38.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -3.5 pp (-41.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +5.0 pp (100%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +5.8 pp (58%) |