New Castle County: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Castle 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
2.3%
2023
3.2%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+39.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.6 pp (26.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.5% | — |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -0.5 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.2 pp (6.7%) |