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
24.1%
2023
17.6%
Total change
-6.5 pp
% change
-27%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.1% | — |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -3.7 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.8% | — |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -1.3 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +2.1 pp (13.5%) |