Charlotte city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Charlotte city'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
15.2%
2023
42.2%
Total change
+27.0 pp
% change
+177.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +10.1 pp (66.4%) |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +3.5 pp (13.8%) |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +3.6 pp (12.5%) |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +8.8 pp (27.2%) |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +1.0 pp (2.4%) |