Newport town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Newport town'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
28.3%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-22.8 pp
% change
-80.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +15.4 pp (54.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -36.4 pp (-83.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -2.7 pp (-37%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.8 pp (17%) |