Bethlehem city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bethlehem 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
11.4%
2023
10.2%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-10.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -0.9 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +0.9 pp (8.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -1.2 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +1.7 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -1.7 pp (-14.3%) |