Norfolk city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Norfolk 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
16.2%
2023
12.6%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -2.2 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -0.9 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -0.4 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +0.3 pp (2.4%) |