Caroline County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Caroline 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
7.5%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-33.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -1.7 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -1.3 pp (-27.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +1.6 pp (47.1%) |