Bangor city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bangor city'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
14.8%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-19.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +2.0 pp (13.5%) |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -1.7 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -1.8 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -1.2 pp (-9%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |