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
19.1%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-16.7 pp
% change
-87.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +9.6 pp (50.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.6% | — |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -6.7 pp (-36%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -9.5 pp (-79.8%) |