New Freedom borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Freedom borough'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
4.9%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-51%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -1.4 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -2.3 pp (-65.7%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +1.9 pp (158.3%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -0.8 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.1 pp (4.3%) |