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
21.1%
2023
19.7%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-6.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -7.1 pp (-33.6%) |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +5.0 pp (35.5%) |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +2.3 pp (12%) |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -1.7 pp (-7.9%) |