Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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
8.9%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-6.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.5 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |