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
19.9%
2023
17.5%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-12.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.9% | — |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -0.7 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -0.7 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -0.5 pp (-2.8%) |