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
12.7%
2023
22.5%
Total change
+9.8 pp
% change
+77.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +3.6 pp (28.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -3.7 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +5.2 pp (41.3%) |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +2.2 pp (12.4%) |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +2.5 pp (12.5%) |