Covington city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Covington 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
15.3%
2023
20.6%
Total change
+5.3 pp
% change
+34.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -2.4 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -2.7 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +6.9 pp (67.6%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.8 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +4.3 pp (26.4%) |