New Haven city: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Haven 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
20.4%
2023
18.3%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-10.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +0.9 pp (4.4%) |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -1.1 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -1.6 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |