Shamokin Dam borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Shamokin Dam 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
11.2%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-74.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -4.9 pp (-43.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -0.3 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +0.7 pp (11.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -5.5 pp (-82.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +1.7 pp (141.7%) |