Jersey City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jersey City 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
15.1%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-19.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.1% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.4 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -1.5 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.5 pp (4.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -0.7 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |