Denver city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Denver 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
0.6%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+400%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.6% | — |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.1 pp (16.7%) |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.5 pp (71.4%) |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.2 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +2.0 pp (200%) |