Smithfield borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Smithfield 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
16.2%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-7.6 pp
% change
-46.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -0.9 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -5.6 pp (-36.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -1.4 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -0.6 pp (-7.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.9 pp (11.7%) |