New Bedford city: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Bedford 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
19.3%
2023
16.7%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-13.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.3% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -3.5 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -0.7 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +0.4 pp (2.6%) |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +1.0 pp (6.4%) |