Hartford city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hartford 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
27.4%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-14.9 pp
% change
-54.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.4% | — |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -4.2 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -3.3 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -4.2 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -2.5 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -0.7 pp (-5.3%) |