Paterson city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Paterson 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
27.1%
2023
20.9%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-22.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.1% | — |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -3.1 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -1.3 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -1.7 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |