Allegheny County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Allegheny County'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
15.5%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-24.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -5.1 pp (-32.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.2% | — |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +0.3 pp (2.6%) |