Ashland borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ashland borough'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
15.4%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-9.3 pp
% change
-60.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -8.1 pp (-52.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -5.1 pp (-69.9%) |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.5 pp (-68.2%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.5 pp (71.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +4.9 pp (408.3%) |