Parkersburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Parkersburg 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
20.8%
2023
19.0%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-8.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -3.0 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -0.3 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +0.7 pp (4%) |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +0.7 pp (3.8%) |