Port Carbon borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Port Carbon 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
7.2%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-13.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +2.5 pp (34.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -6.5 pp (-67%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +1.8 pp (56.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.7 pp (14%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.5 pp (8.8%) |