Sussex borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sussex 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
12.4%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-62.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.7 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.3 pp (2.6%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +2.2 pp (18.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -4.0 pp (-28.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -5.6 pp (-54.9%) |