Ocean City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ocean City 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
4.3%
2023
4.4%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+2.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.2 pp (-27.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +1.6 pp (51.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.3 pp (6.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +1.0 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -1.6 pp (-26.7%) |