Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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
10.9%
2023
10.9%
Total change
+0.0 pp
% change
0%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -0.4 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +0.4 pp (4%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +0.6 pp (5.8%) |