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
42.4%
2023
35.9%
Total change
-6.5 pp
% change
-15.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.4% | — |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -5.8 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +5.4 pp (14.8%) |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +2.2 pp (5.2%) |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -10.7 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +2.4 pp (7.2%) |