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New York: Poverty Rate Trend

How New York'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
11.3%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-13.3%
Year Poverty Rate Change
2017 11.3%
2019 10.4% -0.9 pp (-8%)
2020
2021 9.8%
2022 9.7% -0.1 pp (-1%)
2023 9.8% +0.1 pp (1%)

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