Beaufort County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Beaufort County'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
12.1%
2023
10.7%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-11.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +0.4 pp (3.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.3% | — |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -1.3 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -2.3 pp (-17.7%) |