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
7.0%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-54.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -2.2 pp (-31.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.6 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -1.6 pp (-38.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.1 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.7 pp (28%) |