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
12.3%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-36.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -1.9 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -1.1 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -0.4 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.1 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |