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
6.8%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-2.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -0.4 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.8% | — |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +1.3 pp (22.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.5 pp (-7%) |