Petersburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Petersburg 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
22.7%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-14.5 pp
% change
-63.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -6.3 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -4.9 pp (-29.9%) |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +0.5 pp (4.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -3.6 pp (-30.5%) |