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
23.6%
2023
18.8%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-20.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.6% | — |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -3.5 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -0.4 pp (-2%) |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -0.8 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -0.3 pp (-1.6%) |