Calais city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Calais 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
12.6%
2023
19.8%
Total change
+7.2 pp
% change
+57.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -5.2 pp (-41.3%) |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +5.7 pp (77%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -1.0 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.7 pp (5.8%) |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +7.0 pp (54.7%) |