Damariscotta CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Damariscotta CDP'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
11.1%
2023
17.6%
Total change
+6.5 pp
% change
+58.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1% | — |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +4.1 pp (36.9%) |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +5.7 pp (37.5%) |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +4.1 pp (19.6%) |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -7.4 pp (-29.6%) |