Pittston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pittston 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
17.6%
2023
22.3%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+26.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +3.8 pp (21.6%) |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -0.3 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +3.0 pp (14.2%) |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +1.9 pp (7.9%) |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -3.7 pp (-14.2%) |