Tompkins County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tompkins 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
7.8%
2023
8.3%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+6.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.7 pp (-9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -0.9 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -0.3 pp (-3.5%) |