Cabarrus County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cabarrus 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
13.8%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-8.0 pp
% change
-58%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +3.2 pp (23.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.4 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +1.0 pp (20.8%) |