Roanoke Rapids city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Roanoke Rapids 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
21.2%
2023
20.7%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-2.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.2% | — |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +3.9 pp (18.4%) |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -4.4 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -0.9 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +0.9 pp (4.5%) |