Rocky Mount city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rocky Mount 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
18.0%
2023
16.7%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-7.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -2.0 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -0.7 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -1.3 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.9 pp (6.4%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +1.8 pp (12.1%) |