East Merrimack CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How East Merrimack 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
5.4%
2023
9.3%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+72.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +9.8 pp (181.5%) |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -2.2 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -0.7 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -1.1 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -1.9 pp (-17%) |