Weirton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Weirton 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
12.6%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-24.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -3.6 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -1.8 pp (-20%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +2.2 pp (30.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -3.1 pp (-33%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +3.2 pp (50.8%) |