Perth Amboy city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Perth Amboy 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
19.1%
2023
18.1%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-5.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -1.4 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +1.0 pp (5.6%) |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +0.4 pp (2.1%) |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -1.2 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |