York city: Poverty Rate Trend
How York 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
32.7%
2023
19.4%
Total change
-13.3 pp
% change
-40.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.7% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -5.4 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -4.1 pp (-15%) |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +0.7 pp (3%) |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -3.5 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -1.0 pp (-4.9%) |