Kinston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kinston 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
24.2%
2023
22.6%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-6.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -0.6 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +1.4 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 22.6% | -2.4 pp (-9.6%) |