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
12.6%
2023
20.2%
Total change
+7.6 pp
% change
+60.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -1.0 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -2.1 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -3.9 pp (-41.1%) |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +5.4 pp (96.4%) |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +9.2 pp (83.6%) |