Waterbury city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waterbury 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
20.4%
2023
20.3%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-0.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -0.9 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -2.2 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +0.6 pp (3.5%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +0.6 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +1.8 pp (9.7%) |