Fort Meade city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Meade 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
12.1%
2023
21.1%
Total change
+9.0 pp
% change
+74.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.3 pp (-19%) |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +2.6 pp (26.5%) |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +5.2 pp (41.9%) |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +0.4 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +3.1 pp (17.2%) |