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
10.3%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-20.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -4.8 pp (-46.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.5 pp (9.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +2.9 pp (48.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -2.8 pp (-31.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +2.1 pp (34.4%) |