Reading city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Reading 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
13.2%
2023
26.3%
Total change
+13.1 pp
% change
+99.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +1.4 pp (10.6%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -3.6 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +13.4 pp (121.8%) |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +1.1 pp (4.5%) |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +0.8 pp (3.1%) |