Phoenix city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Phoenix 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
6.2%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+11.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -1.7 pp (-27.4%) |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -2.9 pp (-64.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +1.6 pp (100%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.4 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +3.3 pp (91.7%) |