Aroostook County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Aroostook County'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
11.8%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -1.0 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.3 pp (-3.4%) |