21540: Poverty Rate Trend
How 21540'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
33.3%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-25.3 pp
% change
-76%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.3% | — |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +28.2 pp (84.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -53.0 pp (-86.2%) |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +47.1 pp (554.1%) |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -31.6 pp (-56.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -16.0 pp (-66.7%) |