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
15.8%
2023
11.8%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-25.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -2.6 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -1.4 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -0.8 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.9 pp (8.3%) |