Luzerne County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Luzerne 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
15.2%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-12.5 pp
% change
-82.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -1.7 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.4% | — |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -9.4 pp (-82.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.7 pp (35%) |