Brooklyn city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brooklyn 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
4.2%
2023
10.2%
Total change
+6.0 pp
% change
+142.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.8 pp (-19%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +5.6 pp (164.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -0.5 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +1.6 pp (18.6%) |