Morehead city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Morehead 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
26.3%
2023
18.5%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-29.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -6.7 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -2.6 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +1.8 pp (10.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -0.4 pp (-2.1%) |