New London city: Poverty Rate Trend
How New London 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
25.4%
2023
17.1%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-32.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.4% | — |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -4.0 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -0.8 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +0.5 pp (2.4%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -2.7 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -1.3 pp (-7.1%) |