Martins Ferry city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Martins Ferry 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
14.0%
2023
22.6%
Total change
+8.6 pp
% change
+61.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -0.6 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +1.3 pp (9.7%) |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +0.7 pp (4.8%) |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +11.1 pp (72.1%) |
| 2023 | 22.6% | -3.9 pp (-14.7%) |