Meadville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Meadville 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
18.6%
2023
14.2%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-23.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -4.2 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -2.8 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +4.4 pp (37.9%) |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -2.9 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +1.1 pp (8.4%) |