Lumberton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lumberton 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
33.3%
2023
28.6%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-14.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.3% | — |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +4.6 pp (13.8%) |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +3.0 pp (7.9%) |
| 2021 | 36.3% | -4.6 pp (-11.2%) |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -9.5 pp (-26.2%) |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +1.8 pp (6.7%) |