Bedford town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bedford 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
19.2%
2023
16.1%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-16.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.2% | — |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.2 pp (1%) |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +1.7 pp (8.8%) |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +2.8 pp (13.3%) |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +0.7 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -8.5 pp (-34.6%) |