Lincolnton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lincolnton 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
17.2%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-11.1 pp
% change
-64.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2% | — |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +4.5 pp (26.2%) |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +4.0 pp (18.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -13.3 pp (-51.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -4.7 pp (-37.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -1.6 pp (-20.8%) |