Delaware city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Delaware 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
6.8%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-13.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.7 pp (10.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -1.8 pp (-24%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.8 pp (-14%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.3 pp (6.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.7 pp (13.5%) |