Ashland town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ashland town'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
18.7%
2023
19.2%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+2.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +18.8 pp (100.5%) |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -9.1 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +5.2 pp (18.3%) |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -3.2 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -11.2 pp (-36.8%) |