Bowie city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bowie 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
11.7%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-1.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +2.9 pp (24.8%) |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -1.5 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -2.3 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -2.5 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +3.2 pp (38.6%) |