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
18.4%
2023
17.9%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-2.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -2.4 pp (-13%) |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +2.1 pp (13.1%) |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +1.3 pp (7.2%) |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -2.0 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +0.5 pp (2.9%) |