Newport News city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Newport News 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
12.9%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-10.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -1.1 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +0.7 pp (6%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -1.2 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +0.4 pp (3.6%) |