Westmoreland County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Westmoreland 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
19.5%
2023
17.6%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-9.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.5% | — |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -1.2 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.6% | — |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +4.0 pp (24.1%) |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -3.0 pp (-14.6%) |