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
7.6%
2023
18.6%
Total change
+11.0 pp
% change
+144.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +3.6 pp (47.4%) |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +3.9 pp (34.8%) |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +2.8 pp (18.5%) |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +1.7 pp (9.5%) |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -1.0 pp (-5.1%) |