Middlesex County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Middlesex 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
6.9%
2023
8.3%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+20.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.7 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.1 pp (18%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +1.1 pp (15.3%) |