Chambersburg, PA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chambersburg, PA 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
7.4%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-33.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -1.0 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.7 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.3 pp (5.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -1.2 pp (-19.7%) |