Holyoke city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Holyoke 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
0.5%
2023
18.3%
Total change
+17.8 pp
% change
+3560%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.5 pp (100%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +6.1 pp (610%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +3.4 pp (47.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.8 pp (7.6%) |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +7.0 pp (61.9%) |