Toronto city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Toronto 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
17.8%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-11.7 pp
% change
-65.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -3.0 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -1.3 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -0.7 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -2.8 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -3.9 pp (-39%) |