Jamestown city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jamestown 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
38.5%
2023
45.5%
Total change
+7.0 pp
% change
+18.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.5% | — |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -5.7 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +2.5 pp (7.6%) |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +4.4 pp (12.5%) |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -2.3 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +8.1 pp (21.7%) |