Brookhaven borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brookhaven borough'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
2.4%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-70.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.7 pp (-70.8%) |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.4 pp (-57.1%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +1.5 pp (500%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.3 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -1.4 pp (-66.7%) |