Virginia Beach city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Virginia Beach 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
5.9%
2023
6.6%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+11.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -0.9 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.0% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +0.4 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.2 pp (3.1%) |