Kent city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kent 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
23.3%
2023
15.0%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-35.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.3% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -2.2 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -7.6 pp (-36%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -0.8 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +2.2 pp (17.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |