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
31.1%
2023
23.3%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-25.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.1% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -3.8 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -1.8 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -1.2 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -2.1 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +1.1 pp (5%) |