Dover, DE Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dover, DE 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
9.9%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-13.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.4 pp (4%) |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -0.7 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -0.8 pp (-8.5%) |