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
26.8%
2023
21.4%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-20.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.8% | — |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -3.2 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +0.9 pp (3.8%) |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -0.9 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -1.5 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -0.7 pp (-3.2%) |