Northampton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Northampton 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
7.7%
2023
7.9%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+2.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.7 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -1.9 pp (-27.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.4 pp (7.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.3 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +2.7 pp (51.9%) |