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
8.5%
2023
9.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+7.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -3.5 pp (-41.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +2.4 pp (48%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -1.2 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.0 pp (16.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +1.9 pp (26.4%) |