Trenton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Trenton 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
7.7%
2023
8.5%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+10.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -2.6 pp (-33.8%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -2.8 pp (-54.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +5.7 pp (247.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +1.0 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -0.5 pp (-5.6%) |