Shamokin city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Shamokin 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
14.9%
2023
18.6%
Total change
+3.7 pp
% change
+24.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +9.4 pp (63.1%) |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +1.3 pp (5.3%) |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +2.3 pp (9%) |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +0.9 pp (3.2%) |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -10.2 pp (-35.4%) |