Kings County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kings 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
1.1%
2023
15.0%
Total change
+13.9 pp
% change
+1263.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +1.2 pp (109.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.7% | — |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -1.3 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.6 pp (4.2%) |