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
6.6%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-65.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -2.4 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -2.4 pp (-57.1%) |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -1.5 pp (-83.3%) |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -0.1 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +2.1 pp (1050%) |