Essex County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Essex 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
14.8%
2023
10.2%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-31.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +4.6 pp (31.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.7% | — |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -7.2 pp (-36.5%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -2.3 pp (-18.4%) |