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
12.8%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-4.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -4.2 pp (-32.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +4.2 pp (48.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -2.5 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +0.8 pp (7.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +1.1 pp (9.9%) |