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
25.1%
2023
21.0%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-16.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.1% | — |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.8 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -0.6 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -0.5 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -1.8 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -0.4 pp (-1.9%) |