Pittsburgh city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pittsburgh 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
14.9%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-18.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -2.0 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -0.5 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -0.5 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +0.4 pp (3.4%) |