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
1.5%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-53.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +1.5 pp (100%) |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.6 pp (-53.3%) |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.6 pp (-42.9%) |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -0.1 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |