Meriden city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Meriden 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
6.9%
2023
9.5%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+37.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.7 pp (10.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +1.6 pp (20.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +1.9 pp (20.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -1.7 pp (-15.2%) |