Ocean City CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ocean City 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
11.3%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-51.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.7 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -0.4 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -2.0 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -2.3 pp (-28%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.4 pp (-6.8%) |