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
6.0%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-43.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.5 pp (8.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -1.4 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -2.0 pp (-37%) |