Markham city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Markham 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
20.0%
2023
19.8%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -5.9 pp (-29.5%) |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +3.3 pp (23.4%) |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +2.3 pp (13.2%) |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +3.3 pp (16.8%) |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -3.2 pp (-13.9%) |