Morgantown town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Morgantown town'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
20.6%
2023
15.0%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-27.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -2.0 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +1.5 pp (8.1%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -3.6 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -3.4 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +1.9 pp (14.5%) |