Queen City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Queen City 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
3.9%
2023
16.8%
Total change
+12.9 pp
% change
+330.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +2.4 pp (61.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +3.7 pp (58.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +3.7 pp (37%) |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +4.9 pp (35.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -1.8 pp (-9.7%) |