Erie city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Erie 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
15.5%
2023
15.8%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+1.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -4.7 pp (-30.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -1.4 pp (-13%) |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +1.0 pp (10.6%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +5.0 pp (48.1%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +0.4 pp (2.6%) |