Rochester city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rochester 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
15.2%
2023
12.7%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-16.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -1.7 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -0.5 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +1.8 pp (14.2%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -1.8 pp (-12.4%) |