Rome city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rome 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
20.7%
2023
17.6%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-15%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.7% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +0.4 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +0.6 pp (2.8%) |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -3.9 pp (-18%) |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |