Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Micro 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
8.5%
2023
9.6%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+12.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +0.3 pp (3.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -0.9 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +0.6 pp (7.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +1.2 pp (14.3%) |