Newark city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Newark 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
4.1%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-48.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -1.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -1.0 pp (-34.5%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.4 pp (21.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -0.1 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -0.1 pp (-4.5%) |