Wilkes-Barre city: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Wilkes-Barre city's uninsured 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
9.1%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-9.9%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -2.3 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.8 pp (11.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +0.3 pp (4%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.4 pp (5.1%) |