Lenoir city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lenoir 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
17.5%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-9.1 pp
% change
-52%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -3.5 pp (-19.9%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -1.2 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -1.7 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -2.8 pp (-25%) |