Palmyra city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Palmyra 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
15.2%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-46.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +1.5 pp (9.9%) |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +2.2 pp (13.2%) |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -4.6 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -3.1 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -3.0 pp (-26.8%) |