Bladenboro town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bladenboro town'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
25.9%
2023
13.9%
Total change
-12.0 pp
% change
-46.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.9% | — |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -10.5 pp (-40.5%) |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +0.5 pp (3.2%) |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +3.7 pp (23.3%) |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -6.5 pp (-33.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +0.8 pp (6.1%) |