Absecon city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Absecon 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
4.9%
2023
8.8%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+79.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -1.0 pp (-20.4%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +4.6 pp (117.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +1.4 pp (16.5%) |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -1.1 pp (-11.1%) |