Charles County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Charles 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
23.0%
2023
20.8%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-9.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +1.7 pp (7.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.4% | — |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +0.3 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +1.1 pp (5.6%) |