Burke County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Burke 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
6.9%
2023
7.1%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+2.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +4.6 pp (66.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.2 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +2.8 pp (65.1%) |