Wilson city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wilson 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
17.3%
2023
19.2%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+11%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.3% | — |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -1.3 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -1.0 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +2.1 pp (14.3%) |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +2.4 pp (14.3%) |