Kings Mountain city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kings Mountain 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
18.8%
2023
16.4%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-12.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +2.2 pp (11.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -1.6 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -5.7 pp (-29.4%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +4.7 pp (34.3%) |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -2.0 pp (-10.9%) |