Pottsville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pottsville 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
9.2%
2023
9.9%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+7.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -3.2 pp (-34.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +3.1 pp (51.7%) |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +0.7 pp (7.7%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -1.2 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +1.3 pp (15.1%) |