Bronx County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bronx County'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
21.9%
2023
10.2%
Total change
-11.7 pp
% change
-53.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -11.9 pp (-54.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +1.0 pp (14.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +2.4 pp (30.8%) |