Cumberland County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cumberland 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
21.5%
2023
26.5%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+23.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.5% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -2.2 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.4% | — |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +2.7 pp (10.2%) |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -2.6 pp (-8.9%) |