Berks County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Berks 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
9.7%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-14.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.3 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |