Elizabeth City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elizabeth City 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
22.0%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-10.5 pp
% change
-47.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.0% | — |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -5.4 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -4.4 pp (-26.5%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +4.3 pp (35.2%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -0.4 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -4.6 pp (-28.6%) |