Chestertown town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chestertown 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
14.2%
2023
15.2%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -9.9 pp (-69.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +0.8 pp (18.6%) |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +10.5 pp (205.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -4.2 pp (-26.9%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +3.8 pp (33.3%) |