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
6.2%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-4.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -1.4 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -2.2 pp (-45.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +3.5 pp (134.6%) |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -3.7 pp (-60.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +3.5 pp (145.8%) |