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
20.8%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-15.1 pp
% change
-72.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -6.0 pp (-28.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -5.6 pp (-37.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -2.6 pp (-28.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +1.6 pp (24.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -2.5 pp (-30.5%) |