Atlantic City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Atlantic City 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
36.3%
2023
32.5%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-10.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.3% | — |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -4.4 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.3%) |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +3.6 pp (11.3%) |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -4.1 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +1.2 pp (3.8%) |