Rockingham city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rockingham 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
23.5%
2023
30.7%
Total change
+7.2 pp
% change
+30.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.5% | — |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +1.9 pp (8.1%) |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -3.4 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +0.3 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +1.7 pp (7.6%) |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +6.7 pp (27.9%) |