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
6.7%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-19.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.8 pp (11.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -3.0 pp (-39%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +1.5 pp (31.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.8 pp (-12.9%) |