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
23.4%
2023
20.7%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-11.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.4% | — |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +1.3 pp (5.6%) |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -1.0 pp (-4%) |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -1.1 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -0.8 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -1.1 pp (-5%) |