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
35.8%
2023
22.1%
Total change
-13.7 pp
% change
-38.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.8% | — |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +0.3 pp (0.8%) |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -12.4 pp (-34.3%) |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +2.1 pp (8.9%) |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -3.5 pp (-13.7%) |