Morris County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Morris 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
4.3%
2023
11.3%
Total change
+7.0 pp
% change
+162.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.1 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +1.2 pp (12.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +0.6 pp (5.6%) |