Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area'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
6.9%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-17.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.7 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.4 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |