Merrimac CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merrimac 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
18.2%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-12.0 pp
% change
-65.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.2% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -5.3 pp (-29.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -2.0 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +3.6 pp (33%) |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -4.9 pp (-33.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -3.4 pp (-35.4%) |