Northumberland County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Northumberland 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
11.5%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-51.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +1.0 pp (8.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -2.8 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -3.0 pp (-34.9%) |