Portsmouth City Public Schools: Poverty Rate Trend
How Portsmouth City Public Schools'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
5.3%
2023
14.7%
Total change
+9.4 pp
% change
+177.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +7.5 pp (141.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -8.8 pp (-68.8%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +9.3 pp (232.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +1.3 pp (9.8%) |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |