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
34.3%
2023
23.1%
Total change
-11.2 pp
% change
-32.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.3% | — |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -4.1 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -3.1 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -2.1 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -2.0 pp (-8%) |