Hamilton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hamilton 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
6.3%
2023
8.9%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+41.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.4 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -3.5 pp (-71.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +5.3 pp (378.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +2.0 pp (29.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.2 pp (2.3%) |