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
29.6%
2023
22.5%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-24%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.6% | — |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -2.9 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -1.2 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -0.6 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -1.0 pp (-4%) |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -1.4 pp (-5.9%) |