Wilkes-Barre city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wilkes-Barre 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
23.8%
2023
17.4%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-26.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.8% | — |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -3.0 pp (-12.6%) |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -3.4 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -2.4 pp (-13.8%) |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +2.1 pp (14%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.3 pp (1.8%) |