Edmonton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Edmonton 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
20.0%
2023
19.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-2.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -6.1 pp (-30.5%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +8.3 pp (59.7%) |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.7 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -2.6 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +1.6 pp (8.9%) |