Newport borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Newport borough'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
6.5%
2023
9.1%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+40%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +3.5 pp (53.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -2.4 pp (-24%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.7 pp (9.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +2.2 pp (26.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -1.4 pp (-13.3%) |