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
15.4%
2023
13.8%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-10.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.7 pp (-11%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.1% | — |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -1.5 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +4.2 pp (43.8%) |