Ridgely town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ridgely town'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
13.6%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-63.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -2.7 pp (-19.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +1.1 pp (10.1%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.7 pp (5.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -5.5 pp (-43.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -2.2 pp (-30.6%) |