Philadelphia County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Philadelphia 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
18.5%
2023
19.5%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+5.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -0.9 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.0% | — |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -1.4 pp (-6.7%) |