Westport town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Westport town'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
7.5%
2023
20.0%
Total change
+12.5 pp
% change
+166.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -3.5 pp (-46.7%) |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +9.6 pp (240%) |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +1.2 pp (8.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -0.4 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +5.6 pp (38.9%) |