Somerset city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Somerset 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
27.9%
2023
26.5%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.9% | — |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +1.6 pp (5.7%) |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -2.3 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -0.2 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -0.9 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +0.4 pp (1.5%) |