Johnstown city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Johnstown 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
30.0%
2023
26.1%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-13%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.0% | — |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +1.7 pp (5.7%) |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -5.9 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +0.8 pp (3.1%) |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +1.9 pp (7.1%) |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -2.4 pp (-8.4%) |