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
30.7%
2023
23.9%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-22.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.7% | — |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 25.0% | — |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +2.3 pp (9.2%) |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -3.4 pp (-12.5%) |