Centre County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Centre 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
2.9%
2023
16.0%
Total change
+13.1 pp
% change
+451.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.2 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +9.2 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +6.8 pp (73.9%) |