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
26.5%
2023
15.7%
Total change
-10.8 pp
% change
-40.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.5% | — |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -5.1 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +1.5 pp (7%) |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +2.3 pp (10%) |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -6.0 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -3.5 pp (-18.2%) |