Erie County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Erie 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
12.9%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-10.0 pp
% change
-77.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -1.8 pp (-14%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -0.3 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -4.1 pp (-58.6%) |