Bloomsburg town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bloomsburg town'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
7.9%
2023
15.6%
Total change
+7.7 pp
% change
+97.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +1.6 pp (20.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +3.1 pp (33%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +2.9 pp (23.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |