Dunkirk city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dunkirk 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
19.4%
2023
17.9%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-7.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +3.2 pp (16.5%) |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -0.8 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.3 pp (-6%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -2.0 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.6 pp (-3.2%) |