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
3.6%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-8.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -0.3 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -0.4 pp (-10.8%) |