New Kensington city: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Kensington 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
17.0%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-10.3 pp
% change
-60.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.0% | — |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -0.3 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -4.3 pp (-25.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +1.4 pp (11.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -4.5 pp (-32.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -2.6 pp (-28%) |