Newport city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Newport 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
25.2%
2023
29.9%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+18.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.2% | — |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -5.3 pp (-21%) |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -3.5 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +2.1 pp (12.8%) |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +2.5 pp (13.5%) |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +8.9 pp (42.4%) |