Clarion borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Clarion 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
17.4%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-9.7 pp
% change
-55.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.4% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +3.7 pp (21.3%) |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -5.9 pp (-28%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -8.0 pp (-52.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.9 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +1.4 pp (22.2%) |