Kent County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kent 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
7.8%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-20.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -1.4 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -1.8 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +1.1 pp (21.6%) |