Poughkeepsie city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Poughkeepsie 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
17.5%
2023
15.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-9.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -3.0 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +0.7 pp (4.8%) |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -0.4 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +1.0 pp (6.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |