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
6.4%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-12.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.4 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.5 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.7 pp (13.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.4 pp (-6.7%) |