Ottawa city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ottawa 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
13.7%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-13.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +1.4 pp (10.2%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -1.6 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +1.0 pp (7.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -2.4 pp (-16.8%) |