Norfolk County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Norfolk 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
46.6%
2023
12.7%
Total change
-33.9 pp
% change
-72.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 46.6% | — |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -15.3 pp (-32.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 32.9% | — |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -1.5 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -18.7 pp (-59.6%) |