Pocomoke City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pocomoke 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
28.6%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-21.9 pp
% change
-76.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -10.2 pp (-35.7%) |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -3.2 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -7.3 pp (-48%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -5.7 pp (-72.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +4.5 pp (204.5%) |