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
7.8%
2023
9.7%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+24.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +1.4 pp (17.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -1.1 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +1.1 pp (12.8%) |