Caldwell County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Caldwell 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
12.2%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-40.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +1.3 pp (10.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.5 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |