Sharpsburg borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sharpsburg borough'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
15.5%
2023
17.0%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+9.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +4.3 pp (27.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -9.0 pp (-45.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +1.6 pp (14.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +2.1 pp (16.9%) |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +2.5 pp (17.2%) |