Elmira, NY Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elmira, NY Metro Area'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
11.6%
2023
11.7%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+0.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -2.1 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +0.7 pp (7.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +0.1 pp (1%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.4 pp (3.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +1.0 pp (9.3%) |