Edinburgh town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Edinburgh town'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
14.4%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-39.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -2.7 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -1.4 pp (-12%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -3.0 pp (-29.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +1.2 pp (16%) |