Worcester CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Worcester 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
8.2%
2023
15.0%
Total change
+6.8 pp
% change
+82.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.4 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +6.7 pp (98.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -7.1 pp (-52.6%) |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -6.4 pp (-100%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +15.0 pp (0%) |