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
5.6%
2023
9.1%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+62.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +5.3 pp (94.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.4% | — |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -1.3 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -3.0 pp (-24.8%) |