Dover borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dover borough'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
5.0%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +4.3 pp (86%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -5.7 pp (-61.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +1.6 pp (44.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +2.8 pp (53.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -3.3 pp (-41.3%) |