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
24.7%
2023
18.0%
Total change
-6.7 pp
% change
-27.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.7% | — |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +0.7 pp (2.8%) |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -2.8 pp (-11%) |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -0.6 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -0.7 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -3.3 pp (-15.5%) |