Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area'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
8.1%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-12.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.8 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |