Hagerstown town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hagerstown 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
8.7%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-25.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -0.7 pp (-8%) |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +2.0 pp (25%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +2.4 pp (24%) |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +0.6 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -6.5 pp (-50%) |