Peru city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Peru 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
7.9%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-20.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.7 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -0.9 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -1.4 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +1.4 pp (28.6%) |