Richmond city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Richmond 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
12.6%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-24.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.9 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -1.1 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -0.4 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +0.4 pp (3.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -1.1 pp (-10.4%) |