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
4.8%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-85.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -0.9 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.2% | — |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.6 pp (27.3%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -2.1 pp (-75%) |