Penns Grove borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Penns Grove borough'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
25.0%
2023
31.0%
Total change
+6.0 pp
% change
+24%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.0% | — |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +5.1 pp (20.4%) |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +2.9 pp (9.6%) |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -0.4 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +3.4 pp (10.4%) |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -5.0 pp (-13.9%) |