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
15.1%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-47%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -5.9 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +1.0 pp (10.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -2.2 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -1.3 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +1.3 pp (19.4%) |