Rocky Mount town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rocky Mount town'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
13.4%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-25.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -2.8 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -0.2 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -0.9 pp (-6%) |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +1.2 pp (8.5%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -1.9 pp (-12.4%) |