Merrimack County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merrimack 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
23.6%
2023
15.3%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-35.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -5.6 pp (-23.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.7% | — |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +1.0 pp (6.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -0.4 pp (-2.5%) |