High Point city: Poverty Rate Trend
How High Point 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
15.0%
2023
9.9%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-34%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -1.1 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -3.0 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.6 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -1.3 pp (-11.6%) |