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
10.0%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-29%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.9 pp (-19%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -0.8 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -0.5 pp (-7.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +0.7 pp (10.9%) |