Dover city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dover 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
15.0%
2023
20.8%
Total change
+5.8 pp
% change
+38.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -1.5 pp (-10%) |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +5.5 pp (40.7%) |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +2.6 pp (13.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -0.8 pp (-3.7%) |