Somerset borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Somerset 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
18.1%
2023
13.3%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-26.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +3.4 pp (18.8%) |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -4.9 pp (-22.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -4.5 pp (-27.1%) |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -2.2 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +3.4 pp (34.3%) |