Clairton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Clairton 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
14.8%
2023
26.5%
Total change
+11.7 pp
% change
+79.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -3.4 pp (-23%) |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +2.7 pp (23.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -0.5 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +6.4 pp (47.1%) |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +6.5 pp (32.5%) |