Philadelphia city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Philadelphia 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
22.1%
2023
28.6%
Total change
+6.5 pp
% change
+29.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.1% | — |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +3.3 pp (14.9%) |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -5.2 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +1.6 pp (7.9%) |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +0.4 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +6.4 pp (28.8%) |