Bridgeton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bridgeton 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
29.5%
2023
28.4%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-3.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.5% | — |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -1.5 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +4.6 pp (16.4%) |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -0.5 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -3.2 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -0.5 pp (-1.7%) |