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
14.4%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-60.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +1.7 pp (11.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -4.0 pp (-24.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -6.3 pp (-52.1%) |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +5.9 pp (101.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -6.0 pp (-51.3%) |