Prescott city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Prescott 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
28.3%
2023
47.5%
Total change
+19.2 pp
% change
+67.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -7.5 pp (-26.5%) |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +11.1 pp (53.4%) |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +3.4 pp (10.7%) |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +10.0 pp (28.3%) |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +2.2 pp (4.9%) |