Martinsburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Martinsburg 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
25.7%
2023
15.6%
Total change
-10.1 pp
% change
-39.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.7% | — |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -0.4 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -6.4 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -3.0 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +2.4 pp (15.1%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -2.7 pp (-14.8%) |