Raleigh city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Raleigh 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
9.6%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-28.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -1.6 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -1.0 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |