Hagerstown city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hagerstown 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
24.2%
2023
17.9%
Total change
-6.3 pp
% change
-26%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -1.2 pp (-5%) |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -1.9 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +1.0 pp (4.7%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -3.7 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.5 pp (-2.7%) |