Brooklyn town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brooklyn town'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
5.1%
2023
6.4%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+25.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.4 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +1.6 pp (34%) |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +5.0 pp (79.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -1.8 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -3.1 pp (-32.6%) |