Harrisburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Harrisburg 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
21.0%
2023
22.2%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+5.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.0% | — |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +5.3 pp (25.2%) |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -2.6 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -4.6 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +1.9 pp (9.9%) |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +1.2 pp (5.7%) |