Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pittsburgh, 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
8.0%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-12.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.7 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -0.4 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.3 pp (4.5%) |