Chester County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chester County'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
17.6%
2023
15.7%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-10.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -1.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.8% | — |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -0.7 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +0.6 pp (4%) |