Winston-Salem city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Winston-Salem 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
17.1%
2023
13.0%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-24%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -1.8 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -1.5 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -0.5 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |