St. Helens city: Poverty Rate Trend
How St. Helens 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
13.3%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-7.6 pp
% change
-57.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -3.9 pp (-29.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +2.2 pp (23.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -5.9 pp (-51.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |