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
13.2%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-7.9 pp
% change
-59.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -4.3 pp (-32.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -1.3 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -1.1 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -1.6 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.4 pp (8.2%) |