Morgantown city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Morgantown 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
40.7%
2023
25.6%
Total change
-15.1 pp
% change
-37.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40.7% | — |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -3.8 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -9.7 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +1.1 pp (4%) |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +5.2 pp (18.4%) |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -7.9 pp (-23.6%) |