Durham city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Durham 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
23.1%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-15.4 pp
% change
-66.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -9.1 pp (-39.4%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -3.1 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.3 pp (2.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -4.6 pp (-41.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +1.1 pp (16.7%) |