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
23.7%
2023
18.8%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-20.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.7% | — |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -2.7 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -3.9 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -0.8 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +2.6 pp (16%) |