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
11.8%
2023
17.0%
Total change
+5.2 pp
% change
+44.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -2.6 pp (-22%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +2.2 pp (23.9%) |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +3.5 pp (30.7%) |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +2.0 pp (13.4%) |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |