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
26.2%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-17.4 pp
% change
-66.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.2% | — |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -0.4 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -6.3 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -4.3 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +0.6 pp (3.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -7.0 pp (-44.3%) |