Suffolk city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Suffolk city'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
9.2%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-16.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -0.7 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.3 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |