Dauphin County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Dauphin 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
8.9%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+3.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.8% | — |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +0.5 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |