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
5.7%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-35.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.5 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp (10.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.6 pp (19.4%) |