Elkton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkton 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
31.2%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-24.7 pp
% change
-79.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.2% | — |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -8.3 pp (-26.6%) |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +4.0 pp (17.5%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -13.0 pp (-48.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -7.7 pp (-55.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.3 pp (4.8%) |