Worcester city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Worcester 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
16.1%
2023
14.4%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-10.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.5 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -0.5 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +0.4 pp (2.9%) |