Baltimore County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Baltimore 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
6.0%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+15%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +0.8 pp (12.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |