Harford County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Harford 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
5.4%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-14.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.7 pp (-13%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.5 pp (11.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.1%) |