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
3.8%
2023
4.1%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+7.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +1.6 pp (42.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -0.6 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -0.6 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.2 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |