Howard County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Howard 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
9.5%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-34.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -2.9 pp (-30.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.6 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.6 pp (10.7%) |