Lewistown borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lewistown 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
17.9%
2023
30.8%
Total change
+12.9 pp
% change
+72.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.9% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +3.8 pp (21.6%) |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +6.7 pp (31.3%) |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +2.7 pp (9.6%) |