Schuylkill County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Schuylkill 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
9.1%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-12.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -0.3 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.4% | — |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.5 pp (-6%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |