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
13.6%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-14%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.6% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.8 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.3% | — |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.4 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |