Somerset County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Somerset 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
18.0%
2023
15.7%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-12.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -1.0 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.3% | — |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +0.3 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |