Portland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Portland 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
11.1%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-2.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.5 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +2.8 pp (32.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -1.4 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -1.0 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +1.8 pp (20%) |