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
8.7%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-35.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.2 pp (-13.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -2.0 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.8 pp (14.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.5 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |