Romney city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Romney 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
20.5%
2023
32.5%
Total change
+12.0 pp
% change
+58.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.5% | — |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +3.9 pp (19%) |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +0.7 pp (2.9%) |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +1.7 pp (6.8%) |
| 2022 | 35.8% | +9.0 pp (33.6%) |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -3.3 pp (-9.2%) |