Manhattan city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Manhattan 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
6.3%
2023
13.5%
Total change
+7.2 pp
% change
+114.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +0.8 pp (12.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +4.1 pp (57.7%) |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.3 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +2.3 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -0.3 pp (-2.2%) |