Cologne city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cologne 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
2.4%
2023
5.5%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+129.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -1.0 pp (-41.7%) |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -1.4 pp (-100%) |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +2.5 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.8 pp (32%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +2.2 pp (66.7%) |