Bladen County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bladen 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
18.8%
2023
17.4%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-7.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.7% | — |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +0.8 pp (4.1%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -3.1 pp (-15.1%) |