Walnut Cove town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Walnut Cove 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
13.4%
2023
18.6%
Total change
+5.2 pp
% change
+38.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +1.4 pp (10.4%) |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +0.5 pp (3.4%) |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +6.4 pp (41.8%) |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -4.7 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +1.6 pp (9.4%) |