Atlantic city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Atlantic 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
14.2%
2023
20.1%
Total change
+5.9 pp
% change
+41.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +0.6 pp (4.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -3.7 pp (-25%) |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +2.6 pp (23.4%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +1.7 pp (12.4%) |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +4.7 pp (30.5%) |