Passaic city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Passaic 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
32.4%
2023
22.0%
Total change
-10.4 pp
% change
-32.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.4% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -5.1 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -1.3 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -1.3 pp (-5%) |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -4.3 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +1.6 pp (7.8%) |