Greensboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Greensboro 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
27.9%
2023
15.8%
Total change
-12.1 pp
% change
-43.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.9% | — |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +6.8 pp (24.4%) |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -15.9 pp (-45.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -6.5 pp (-34.6%) |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.5 pp (4.1%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +3.0 pp (23.4%) |