Wicomico County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wicomico 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
10.2%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-20.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -1.6 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.4 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |