Scranton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Scranton 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
18.0%
2023
18.5%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+2.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.4 pp (2.2%) |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -1.0 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -1.3 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -1.1 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +3.5 pp (23.3%) |