Cottage City town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cottage City 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
1.5%
2023
2.3%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+53.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +1.5 pp (100%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.2 pp (6.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +3.5 pp (109.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.6 pp (-9%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -3.8 pp (-62.3%) |