Dover town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dover 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
7.2%
2023
9.4%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+30.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.9 pp (12.5%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +1.6 pp (19.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +1.9 pp (19.6%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -2.2 pp (-19%) |