State College, PA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How State College, 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
6.0%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.6 pp (-10%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.8 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.4 pp (8.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.7 pp (14%) |