Portsmouth city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Portsmouth 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
26.7%
2023
32.2%
Total change
+5.5 pp
% change
+20.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.7% | — |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +3.3 pp (12.4%) |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -0.2 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -1.2 pp (-4%) |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +1.3 pp (4.5%) |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +2.3 pp (7.7%) |