New York city: Poverty Rate Trend
How New York 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
16.2%
2023
13.6%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-16%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.6 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -0.6 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -0.4 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |