Providence city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Providence 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
34.4%
2023
15.2%
Total change
-19.2 pp
% change
-55.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.4% | — |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -8.0 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -8.3 pp (-31.4%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -4.5 pp (-24.9%) |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +3.1 pp (22.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -1.5 pp (-9%) |